TY - GEN
T1 - HoloHema
T2 - Digital Holographic Hematology Analyzer
AU - Madsen, Andreas Gejl
PY - 2025/3/11
Y1 - 2025/3/11
N2 - This industrial Ph.D. project, carried out in collaboration between
Radiometer Medical ApS and SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering at
the University of Southern Denmark, explored the use of digital
holographic microscopy (DHM) for the purposes of differential
white blood cell counts (dWBCs) in point-of-care (PoC) devices for
acute care settings. Two DHM prototypes were developed; an initial
lens-based system serving as the foundation for algorithm development, and experimental validation of the approach, achieving
89.6% classification accuracy on a 3-part differential, and a subsequent lensless system for simplified design and increased field-ofview (FoV). Both prototypes employed convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for cell classification. With further optimizations,
the lensless system achieved classification accuracies of 92.65% and
89.44% on the 3-part and 5-part differential, respectively. With
the lensless system, the derivation of the monocyte distribution
width (MDW), a biomarker for sepsis, was also demonstrated.Additionally, pixel super-resolution and multi-wavelength DHM
approaches were investigated to enhance the obtained cell information. Finally, a proof-of-principle physics-informed neural
network (PINN) for holographic reconstruction was implemented,
demonstrating the potential for machine learning (ML) reconstruction techniques.In summary, this work represents an initial exploration of DHM
for dWBC in PoC devices, laying the groundwork for future research.
AB - This industrial Ph.D. project, carried out in collaboration between
Radiometer Medical ApS and SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering at
the University of Southern Denmark, explored the use of digital
holographic microscopy (DHM) for the purposes of differential
white blood cell counts (dWBCs) in point-of-care (PoC) devices for
acute care settings. Two DHM prototypes were developed; an initial
lens-based system serving as the foundation for algorithm development, and experimental validation of the approach, achieving
89.6% classification accuracy on a 3-part differential, and a subsequent lensless system for simplified design and increased field-ofview (FoV). Both prototypes employed convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for cell classification. With further optimizations,
the lensless system achieved classification accuracies of 92.65% and
89.44% on the 3-part and 5-part differential, respectively. With
the lensless system, the derivation of the monocyte distribution
width (MDW), a biomarker for sepsis, was also demonstrated.Additionally, pixel super-resolution and multi-wavelength DHM
approaches were investigated to enhance the obtained cell information. Finally, a proof-of-principle physics-informed neural
network (PINN) for holographic reconstruction was implemented,
demonstrating the potential for machine learning (ML) reconstruction techniques.In summary, this work represents an initial exploration of DHM
for dWBC in PoC devices, laying the groundwork for future research.
U2 - 10.21996/0987122a-4cc6-48ce-bfc4-86e2e6d52f19
DO - 10.21996/0987122a-4cc6-48ce-bfc4-86e2e6d52f19
M3 - Ph.D. thesis
PB - Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet
ER -